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Airfin lookdown

Selene brevoortii (Gill, 1863)

Status not recordedbony fish

The airfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the airfin lookdown

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the airfin lookdown live?

Not recorded

Is the airfin lookdown endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the airfin lookdown classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusSelene
  7. SpeciesSelene brevoortii (Gill, 1863)

Synonyms Argyreiosus pacificus, Argyriosus brevoortii, Vomer brevoortii, Vomer pacificus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Hairfin lookdownEnglish
  • Mexican lookdownEnglish
  • Selene mirallCatalan
  • kranas BrevoortůvCzech
  • RadioSpanish
  • Musso CorcovadeFrench
  • Селена БревоортаRussian
  • 布雷氏月鰺Chinese
  • AntenaSpanish
  • Cara CaballaSpanish
  • CaritaSpanish
  • Carita JorobadaSpanish
  • EspejueloSpanish
  • JorobadoSpanish
  • Jorobado AntenaSpanish
  • jorobado mexicanoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the airfin lookdown

Other species in the same genus Selene.

Flatjack

Selene vomer

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Selene peruviana

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Moonfish

Selene setapinnis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pomp

Selene dorsalis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAirfin lookdown vs FlatjackAirfin lookdown vs JackAirfin lookdown vs MoonfishAirfin lookdown vs Full moonfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the airfin lookdown?

The airfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Airfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/airfin-lookdown

MLA

“Airfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/airfin-lookdown.

BibTeX
@misc{airfin_lookdown_2026,
  title = {Airfin lookdown (Selene brevoortii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/airfin-lookdown},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}